Pearl adding sirens to weather system

The city of Pearl will enhance its severe weather warning system with the help of a $68,563 Hazard Mitigation Grant from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The city has to provide a 25 percent match. The money will fund the purchase of four new warning sirens, to go with two already purchased by the city. There are 16 warning sirens in the city limits. Tentative plans are to replace the older sirens...

ALSO: A membership meeting for Keep Pearl Beautiful is 6 p.m. Thursday at the Community Center. Guest speaker is Mayor Brad Rogers. There are plans to place a native plant in the Children's Learning Garden at the public library on Saturday, and Fall Harvest Days activities will be discussed. For more information, call (601) 260-8561 or (601) 954-8284.

COMING UP: Handmade arts and crafts vendors are needed for the annual Jingle Bell Market by the Pearl Chamber of Commerce on Dec. 7. Contact the chamber at (601) 939-3338 or visit www.pearlms.org for more information.

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Pearl adding sirens to weather system

The city of Pearl will enhance its severe weather warning system with the help of a $68,563 Hazard Mitigation Grant from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The city has to provide a 25